Fabinho commits to the club until 2019

AS Monaco are pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with Rio Ave for the permanent transfer of Fabinho.

On loan for the last two seasons, the young Brazilian defender - and midfielder - has signed a contract with AS Monaco for the next four seasons and is now tied to the club until 30 June 2019.

Vadim Vasilyev, Vice-President of AS Monaco: "Fabinho has demonstrated all his talent since arriving here and we are delighted to make him a permanent AS Monaco player. With his versatility, youth and attitude, he's a player with a big future ahead of him. It's also a source of pride to have enabled him to join the Brazil squad."